Computacenter plc
Incorporated in England
Registration number: 03110569
LEI: 549300XSXUZ1I19DB105
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
Computacenter plc
(the 'Company')
The following notifications are made under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') relating to certain transactions in the shares of the Company by Directors of the Company, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMR') of the Company and Persons Closely Associated ('PCA') with the Directors and PDMRs.
Vesting of Awards, Exercise of Options and Subsequent Sale of Shares
Computacenter Performance Share Plan 2005
The Company announces that on 21 March 2024, in accordance with the rules of the PSP, the nil-cost option award over Ordinary Shares, which was granted on 22 March 2021, vested for the following Director. Vesting of the PSP Award was subject to the achievement of performance conditions over a three year period.
| DIRECTOR | Number of options awarded | % Award Vested1 | Number of options vested | Number of options lapsed | Number of options exercised | Number of options held |
| | | | | | | |
| Mr M J Norris (Director) | 51,678 | 90.86% | 46,954 |
4,724 | - |
46,954 |
| | | | | | | |
| 1 Awards granted under the PSP Plan vest subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions at the end of a three year period. The level of vesting for PSP Awards granted in 2021 was 90.86% for the PSP Enhanced Plan. The PSP Award vested is subject to a two year holding period before they are released to the Director. | ||||||
Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan
The Company announces that on 21 March 2024, the following conditional award over Ordinary Shares vested for the Director below. This followed, in accordance with the rules of the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan, the Company vesting tranches of the related conditional 2021 Bonus Award, which was granted on 21 March 2022, over Ordinary Shares. Vesting of this tranche of the 2021 Bonus Award was subject to the completion of a two-year holding period. Further, certain of the Ordinary Shares, resulting from the vesting of the award, were sold for 2714 pence each.
| DIRECTOR | Number of shares vested2 | Number of shares sold | Number of shares retained |
| Mr M J Norris (Director) | 7,527 | 7,527 | - |
2 On 21 March 2024, the Director listed above became entitled to ordinary shares of 75/9 pence each in the capital of the Company, as a result of an Award vesting under the DBP. Awards granted under the DBP Plan vest in two tranches with one-half of the deferred shares from the Bonus Awards vesting after one year and the remaining deferred shares from the Bonus Awards vesting after two years. The shares vesting above relate to the second tranche of the 2021 Bonus Award made on 21 March 2022. The shares were released to the Director on 21 March 2024 when the transaction noted above took place. The vesting amount included 441 shares, awarded as dividend equivalent shares equal in value to dividends that would have been paid on the shares in respect of which the award vests in respect of dividend record dates during the period between the grant date and the vesting date.
The relevant FCA notifications are set out below.
PDMR/PCA FCA Transaction Notification
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1.
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Details of Director/Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities | ||
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Name |
Michael John Norris | |
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2. |
Reason for the notification
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2(a)
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Position/Status |
Chief Executive Officer | |
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2(b)
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Initial Notification/ Amendment
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Initial Notification | |
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3.
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Details of the issuer
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3(a)
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Name |
Computacenter plc | |
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3(b)
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LEI |
549300XSXUZ1I19DB105 | |
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4. |
Details of the transaction(s): Section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument, (ii) each type of transaction, (iii) each date and (iv) each place where transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Ordinary Shares acquired following the vesting of a conditional award, made on 21 March 2022, under the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan (the '2021 Bonus Award'). There is no price payable on the grant or exercise of the 2021 Bonus Award. Vesting of this tranche of the 2021 Bonus Award was subject to the completion of a two year holding period.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
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nil |
7,086 | ||
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4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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nil |
7,086 |
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4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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21-03-2024
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4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of a trading venue. The Ordinary Shares for the above-mentioned exercise were satisfied out of those held by the 2011 Computacenter Employee Benefit Trust.
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4. |
Details of the transaction(s): Section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument, (ii) each type of transaction, (iii) each date and (iv) each place where transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Ordinary Shares acquired as dividend equivalents related to the grant and vesting of a conditional award, made on 21 March 2022, under the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan (the 'Bonus Award Dividend Equivalents'). There is no price payable on the acquisition of the Bonus Award Dividend Equivalents.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
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nil |
441 | ||
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4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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nil |
441 |
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4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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21-03-2024
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4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of a trading venue. The Ordinary Shares for the above-mentioned exercise were satisfied out of those held by the 2011 Computacenter Employee Benefit Trust.
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4. |
Details of the transaction(s): Section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument, (ii) each type of transaction, (iii) each date and (iv) each place where transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Sale of Ordinary Shares. Sold all 7,527 Shares from the conditional award vested, and dividend equivalent shares acquired, under the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
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27.14 |
7,527 | ||
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4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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27.14 |
7,527 |
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4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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21-03-2024
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4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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XLON | |
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4. |
Details of the transaction(s): Section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument, (ii) each type of transaction, (iii) each date and (iv) each place where transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Ordinary Shares acquired following exercise of a nil-cost option awarded under the Computacenter Performance Share Plan 2005 (the 'PSP Award'). There was no price payable on the grant or exercise of the PSP Award. Vesting of the PSP Award was subject to the achievement of a performance condition over a three year period and released after a two year holding period.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
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Nil |
90,604 | ||
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4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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Nil |
90,604 |
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4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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21-03-2024 | |
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4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of a trading venue. The Ordinary Shares for the above-mentioned exercise were satisfied out of those held by the 2011 Computacenter Employee Benefit Trust.
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4. |
Details of the transaction(s): Section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument, (ii) each type of transaction, (iii) each date and (iv) each place where transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Sale of Ordinary Shares. Sold all 90,604 shares acquired following the exercise of a nil-cost option vested under the Computacenter Performance Share Plan 2005.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
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27.017888 |
90,604 | ||
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4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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27.017888 |
90,604 |
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4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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21-03-2024
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4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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XLON
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Enquiries:
| Name: | Simon Pereira |
| Company Secretary | |
| | |
| Address: | Computacenter plc Hatfield Avenue Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9TW |
| Telephone: | +44 (0) 7385 514 715 |
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